NATO Nuclear Strategy Amid Russia and China Threats: Insights from Stoltenberg
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is currently evaluating the readiness of its nuclear arsenal in response to escalating threats from Russia and China.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made this statement in an interview with The Telegraph, published on Sunday, June 16.
Stoltenberg underscored the importance of transparency as the cornerstone of NATO's nuclear strategy, aimed at sending a clear message to adversaries. However, he did not specify the number of nuclear warheads to be maintained on alert or their storage locations.
"NATO will remain a nuclear alliance, as a world where Russia, China, and North Korea possess nuclear weapons while NATO does not would be more perilous," Stoltenberg emphasised.
On May 21, Russia commenced exercises involving non-strategic nuclear forces, citing "provocative statements and threats from Western officials directed at the Russian Federation" as justification. The Belarusian military joined the second phase of these exercises on June 11, apparently to coordinate aspects of military readiness with the armed forces of both Russia and Belarus.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
